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Thursday, December 03, 2020SmithAmundsen Offers On-Demand Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON-DEMAND TRAINING – REMINDER – All Illinois employers with one or more employees are required to provide ALL employees with the IHRA required sexual harassment training by December 31, 2020 in a language that the employees will understand. Mike Wong and Carlos Arevalo, partners at the law firm SmithAmundsen, LLC, have recorded sexual harassment training sessions for employees and for management in in English and Spanish. The training sessions are in compliance with the Illinois
Thursday, December 03, 2020Certified as a Women's Business Enterprise & Minority-Owned Business Enterprise
Certified as a Women's Business Enterprise & Minority-Owned Business Enterprise TraducciónNow Language Service Provider has been recognized and certified as a WBE and MBE, or Women’s Business Enterprise and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise. As of November of 2020, the company is joining a collective of nearly 15,000 other women-owned businesses across the United States. A WBE is defined as a business that is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by women/a woman. This certification grants these
Wednesday, December 02, 2020IRS Issues Guidance
IRS Issues Guidance on Employee Retention Credit and PPP Loans in M&A Transactions; Bank Regulators Issue a Joint Statement on Reference Rates for Loans Steve Migala, Lavelle LawNovember 2020 A. IRS Issues Guidance on Employee Retention Credit and PPP Loans in M&A Transactions On November 16, 2020, the IRS added two new FAQs to its website to provide relief from the rules under the CARES Act that prevented an employer from claiming or keeping the employee retention credit (ERC) in the event
Tuesday, November 24, 2020HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Festival of Lights Saturday, December 5 - Sunday, December 275:00 - 9:00 p.m.Festival Park132 S. Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL Share in some holiday cheer at Elgin’s Festival of Lights! Lights will be on display nightly Saturday, December 5 through Sunday, December 27, from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Festival Park, located at 132 S. Grove Avenue in Elgin. An enhanced show will take place Thursdays – Sundays, when three holiday themed songs will play on the half hour from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with lights dancing and
Tuesday, November 24, 2020Local Girl Scouts Receive AmeriCorps Support!
Northern Illinois – Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) is excited to announce the organization had been awarded a fifth year of an AmeriCorps federal grant! The over $120,000 grant will help fund Project Opportunity, a youth development and education program, throughout the organization’s service area. By accepting the grant, GSNI has committed to providing a substantial program match with private and in-kind funds. Project Opportunity engages underserved girls, ages 5–18, at locations across
Tuesday, November 24, 2020Jesse White Reminds Public of Closure of Driver Services Facilities from Nov. 17 until Dec. 7, 2020,
Driver’s licenses and ID card expirations will be extended until June 1, 2021; White is expanding online renewal options to reduce facility visits for in-person services; CDL facilities remain open for truck drivers Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public that Driver Services facilities statewide will be closed for in-person transactions effective Tuesday, Nov. 17, and will reopen on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. White is encouraging the public to
Monday, November 16, 2020Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations Take Effect Friday
Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations Public Health Officials Announce Tier Three Resurgence Mitigations to Take Effect Statewide on Friday Following Sharp Increase in COVID-19 Cases With a new wave of COVID-19 surging across the state of Illinois, the Midwest and the nation, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect in every region across the state in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Tier
Thursday, November 12, 2020Newest ComEd Program Provides Bill Assistance to Struggling Small Businesses During Pandemic
Newest ComEd Program Provides Bill Assistance to Struggling Small Businesses During PandemicSmall-Business Assistance Programs offers one-time grants and flexible payment options CHICAGO (Nov. 11, 2020) – With many restaurants, bars, retailers and other small businesses across northern Illinois struggling to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, ComEd today announced a new bill-assistance program to help eligible small businesses facing financial difficulties. “Small and family-owned businesses are the
Friday, November 06, 2020OCC Releases Final True Lender Rule
OCC Releases its Final True Lender Rule; Federal Reserve Board Improves Terms of its Main Street Lending Program; SBA Intends to Issue New Loan Necessity Questionnaires for Borrowers with PPP Loans Over $2 Million October 2020 A. OCC Releases its Final True Lender Rule On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its final True Lender Rule. The rule determines when a national bank or federal savings association make a loan and is the “true lender,”
Thursday, October 22, 2020HOLIDAY PARTIES at the HAIGHT
Holiday Party promotion available now through January 2021!
Thursday, October 22, 2020Wedding/Baby Shower Promotion at the Haight
Wedding/Baby Shower promotion running now through February 2021!
Monday, October 05, 2020Free Wellness Sessions for Staff (Virtual or In- Person) from Chiro One Wellness Centers
Hello! Our Chiropractic wellness centers would like to come out to serve and support your staff (either in person or virtually) with a complimentary wellness session(s) as part of our community outreach programs during these stressful times. Just let me know the answers to the following questions so I can get you locked in. Hot topics to choose from: (choose 1 or for multiple sessions you may choose more) Stress- With this we would present on how stress affects you, discover concrete suggestions for a
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Thursday, October 01, 2020Ecker Center for Behavioral Health News
"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't." - John Green, Turtles All the Way Down ECKER CENTER UPDATES ART SHOW A HUGE SUCCESS! Despite Covid 19 restrictions and relentless rain that evening the 2020 Client Art Show held September 10th at Ecker Center was extremely successful. Abstract artists, balloon artists, writers, portrait
Wednesday, May 06, 2020CHASE is Hiring!
Employment Opportunities at Chase Elgin Credit Card Service Center 2500 Westfield Dr. Elgin, IL 60124 Are you ready to start a career at Chase? Submit your application on our website today!www.chase.com/careers200028578 -Specialist I - Collections - Elgin, IL We now have full-time opportunities in the Collection’s Group. Our Collections group creates and delivers the right solutions to our customers to resolve account delinquency, directly impacting the risk of loss to the Bank. We are looking for
Friday, February 28, 2020EAC's Business Review Newsletter for March 2020
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Monday, February 03, 2020EAC's Business Review Newsletter for February 2020
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Friday, January 31, 2020What's in Store for the Local Economy in 2020?
The U.S. economy is in its 126th month of expansion that dates to July 2009, and Elgin businesses have been riding the wave. The question everyone has been asking themselves is how long can the longest expansion in U.S. history continue? Will the economy contract, continue expanding, fall or flatten is anyone’s guess? Here are a few quotes from Elgin’s business leaders on what 2020 has in store: “Ziegler’s Ace customers continue to invest in new Weber and Traeger grills, Ego mowers and snowblowers,
Friday, January 03, 2020EAC'S Business Review Newsletter for January 2020
Wednesday, January 01, 2020Welcome New Chamber Members!
Welcome to these new Chamber members in January! Culver's of Elgin Ross Thomas 1175 N. McLean Boulevard Elgin IL 60123 OPENING SOON!!www.culvers.com Food & Beverages/Restaurants H.B. Fuller Lesandro Gonzalez 1575 Executive Drive Elgin IL 60123 (847) 841-7002www.hbfuller.com Industrial/Adhesive – Manufacturer Innerspire, Inc Nate Lindquist 164 Division Street, Suite 406 Elgin IL 60120 (904) 385-9017www.TheMinimalistCEO.com Business Services/Consulting Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers,
Sunday, December 01, 2019December 2019 issue of the Business Connection newsletter
This is the monthly newsletter of the Elgin Area Chamber for December, 2019
